| Modern Paint Ball guns were a natural
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| | grateful to George A. Skogg who in 1987
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| progression from a 'Ping Pong Gun' that
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| | patented a "washable marking fluid
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| was used by many young 'Warriors' in the
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| | formulation for soft gelatin capsules" -
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| 1950's. This 'Toy' would fire Ping Pong
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| | a Paintball bullet recipe (U.S. patent
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| balls under air pressure. A hit wasn't as
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| | 4,634,606 granted January 6, 1987.) The
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| painful as a modern unprotected
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| | fluid when packaged in a soft gelatin
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| 'Paintball' hit, because of the
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| | capsule produced projectiles that were
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| deceleration of the very light
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| | more accurate and stable and made bright,
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| projectile.
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| | highly visible marks that could be easily
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| Then the Daisy Manufacturing Company of
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| | washed out with water and/or detergent
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| 'BB Gun' fame came up with the first
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| | and were ideally suitable for use in the
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| Paint Ball Gun. The first Paint Ball gun
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| | sports and games exercises. Skogg worked
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| was invented (1970) and patented by a
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| | for the Nelson Paint Company and this
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| Daisy Employee, James Hale (U.S. patent
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| | patent became the Nelson recipe for
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| 3,788, 298 issued on January 29, 1974.)
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| | Paintballs.
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| with the original intent of use by the
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| | LET'S GET ORGANIZED
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| Forest Service and ranchers marking trees
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| | In 1988 The IPPA (International Paintball
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| for harvest and cattle for selection. The
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| | Players Association) was founded. This is
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| first gun actually designed for playing
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| | a non-profit association dedicated to the
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| Paintball was the Splatmaster invented by
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| | education, growth and safety of the sport
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| Robert G Shepherd. This U.S. patent
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| | of paintball. During the period 1992-1993
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| number 4,531,503 was issued to Shepherd
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| | NPPL (National Professional Paintball
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| on July 30, 1985.
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| | League ) was founded and the NPPL Pro-Am
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| The Forestry version (Nel-spot 007
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| | Series began with paint ball gear site
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| pistols) was used in a game of 'Capture
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| | tournaments set up in Reno, New York,
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| the Flag' in 1981, boys will be boys. By
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| | Boston, and other cities around the U.S..
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| 1982 some of the entrepreneurial players
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| | It was inevitable that television would
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| from that 'Capture the Flag' game,
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| | become involved. How could it 'NOT' be
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| started National Survival Games (NSG) and
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| | included. In 1993 ESPN aired it's filming
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| opening paint ball fields. Charles
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| | of the NPPL 'DC Cup' from Bowie,
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| Gaines, founded NSG. PMI (Pursuit
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| | Maryland, organized by the PCRI
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| Marketing Inc.) was founded for the
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| | (Paintball Ratings and Competitions
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| distribution and marketing of Paint Ball
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| | International). As interest expanded in
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| products and paint ball gear sites. Caleb
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| | 1996 ESPN aired the ESPN World
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| Strong opened the first outdoor paintball
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| | Championships of Paintball from Orlando,
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| gear site in 1982 in upstate New York.
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| | Florida.
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| Being in upstate New York, Caleb also
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| | And of course the Internet would become a
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| opened the first indoor paintball gear
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| | venue. In 1994 Warpig introduced the
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| site in Buffalo in 1984.
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| | first internet paintball gear site.
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| The early marketing of the new sport
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| | The game has exploded into a
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| included articles written by quite a few
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| | multimillion-dollar sport with amateur
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| of those early players and published in
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| | and professional tournaments across the
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| Sports Illustrated and other sports
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| | United States and Europe. Paintball Gear
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| genre.
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| | Sites are opening every day now, all over
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| Once established it was only natural to
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| | the world. Cash purses and prizes in the
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| set up a Championship Contest. This was
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| | hundreds of thousands of dollars are
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| done in 1983 at a paint ball gear site
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| | involved. Daisy (manufacturer of pellets,
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| with a purse of $14,000 cash. The sport
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| | B.B.s and air guns), Crossman
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| also went international in 1983 with the
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| | (manufacturer of airguns), Scott USA
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| opening of an outdoor paintball gear site
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| | (manufacturer of ski poles and goggles)
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| in Toronto.
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| | and JT USA (manufacturer of motocross
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| More International Venues were added
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| | safety equipment) are just a few of the
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| beginning with Australia in 1984, France
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| | companies that have expanded into
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| and Denmark in 1991 with the rest of
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| | paintball paraphernalia and equipment.
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| Europe soon to follow. An indoor
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| | Sponsors of modern tournaments include
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| paintball gear site was erected in
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| | companies such as Budweiser and
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| England by 1985.
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| | Pepsi-Cola and who know's what's next.
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| I'm sure quite a few Wives, Mothers and
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| | (Toy's r Us, Ruger).
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| anyone who does their own laundry are
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| | Copyright © 2006 C. R.
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